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There aren't any hard and fast rules as to how you should design a business site; each business in different sectors of the economy will have different ideas of what they'd like their site to look like, so you should ideally interrogate your client to the point where you have an idea; then create some 'example' pages and make sure your client is happy, then build away.

Also, spend some time looking through other business sites that are in the same field as your clients'; a search on Altavista and Yahoo! should turn up some business sites. Have a scratch-pad nearby and jot down the points you like and dislike about the site, then build from there.

If you do a search of these forums you'll also find similar topics to which many answers have been posted.

But most importantly:All corporate sites should have a feel about them. This feel should have to do with the image of the corporation, whether it be racy, fast-moving, or settled down and homely. This can sometimes make or break a corporate web site.